An event can be added either by the Site Manager and Members: for the former, adding means selecting the level, supplying the information, and activating the item; for the latter, it means selecting the level, supplying the information, and paying for the item. See the difference?

To add a new event, do the following:

1. In the left navigation panel, click on Events (under Modules). After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

   

2. Click on the Add sub-menu on the top of this page. After doing this, a form will appear like the one shown below:

   

3. Select an Event Level (e.g., Premium, Showcase), then click on the Submit button. After doing this, a new form will appear.

   The form you fill out in adding an event varies depending on the Event Level (e.g., Premium, Showcase) that you choose. In the following procedure, we used that of Showcase level. This means that some fields and areas may not be present if you choose other levels.

4. In the Account area (image shown below), look for the Member who will own the event. You can do this by hitting the Click here to select an account link.

   

   In this same area, do the following:

   1. In the Username box, type the login ID of the Member. Then, click on the Search button.
   2. Choose the Member by clicking on the Select button.
5. In the Information area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   1. In the Event Title box, type the name of the event that you are adding. The title is the text that will appear on the top most part of your event. Be sure to make it descriptive.
   2. In the E-mail box, type the e-mail address where the event owner wants to receive e-mails from potential customers.
   3. In the URL box, type the website address that you want to associate with the event. This is ideal if you have your own website and you want to display a link in your event. The URL should contain both the protocol (e.g., http, https), and the domain name (e.g., demodirectory.com).
   4. In the Phone and Contact Name boxes, type the contact information being asked.
6. In the Location area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   1. In the Location Name box, type the name of the venue where the event will happen.
   2. In the Street Address box, type the address of the venue that you supplied above.
   3. Provide the information being asked in the following dropdown lists. If you do not find your Country, State, or City, we advise you to go to the Location menu in the left navigation panel, and add the new location that you want to see in the lists.
   4. Type your Postal Code in the last box.

In eDirectory version 7.3.00, the option ‘Click here if you do not see your city’ is made available in this form. (image shown here). Clicking on the Add a New City link will enable you to instantly add a city to the application.

7. In the Event Date area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   1. In the Start Date and End Date boxes, input the exact date when the event will happen. Do this by clicking on the icon.
   2. In the Start Time and End Time dropdown lists, select the exact time when the event will start and end. Do not forget to indicate if it’s going to happen at AM or PM.

In eDirectory version 7.3.00, the application introduces the new 24 hours time format for site languages like Italian, Spanish, French, and Dutch where a high number of users preferring the said format are predominant (image shown here).

8. In the Image area (image shown below), click on the Browse button to select the image file on your local PC. This will appear in the directory front as the image of your event. If you leave this area blank, the “No Image” will occupy the space allotted for your item image. (To know more about “No Image”, click here)

   

9. In the Summary Description area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   In the English textarea: type a brief description of the event that you are adding. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

   Summary Description appears in the Summary View of an event. We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the summary description of the event will also change in accordance with the selected language.

10. In the Description area (image shown below), do the following:

    

    In the English textarea: type the detailed description of the event that you are adding. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

    Description appears on the Detail View of an event. We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the description of the event will also change in accordance with the selected language.

11. In the Keywords for the search area (image shown below), do the following:

    

    In the English textarea, type the keywords with which the event will be indexed for a search. Add one keyword/keyword phrase per line. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

    
    We advise you to have the keywords available in all enabled languages. This will allow the site visitors to search using keywords in foreign languages.

12. In the Categories and sub-categories area (image shown below), select the category and the sub-category (if there is one) under which you want the event to appear. As you click on a category, the list of all sub-categories under it is displayed.

    

    You need to click on the Add link to associate the category or sub-category with the event. After clicking on the link, the category or sub-category is automatically displayed in the Event Categories box.

    You need to associate the event with one or multiple categories and sub-categories so as to display the event under the specific categories and sub-categories to the site visitors. To delete a category, highlight the category or sub-category name in the Event Category box, and click on the Remove Selected Category button.

13. In the Promotional Code area (image shown below), type the promo code that you want to use for the event.  (To know more about Promo Code, click here)

    

14. Click on the Submit button.

    
    After submitting the form, the Site Manager still needs to confirm or activate this recently added event before it becomes visible in the directory front.

Editing is necessary when there is something in the event information that you want to update.

The Site Manager and the Members can edit an event whether it has been activated or not.

When a Member edits an event which is already paid and activated, its status goes back to Pending. This means that the Site Manager should re-activate it before it appears in the directory front again. Paid events get pending after a change because the Site Manager still needs to verify the edited content to avoid bad words. Members don’t need to pay again; they just have to wait for a new confirmation.

To edit an event, do the following:

1. In the left navigation panel, click on Events (under Modules).
2. Click on the icon of the corresponding event that you want to edit.
3. Do Steps 4 to 14 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new event. (Refer to the previous How To)